Building on their pioneering 2018 research into how some of the body's cells, such as neurons and cardiac tissue, communicate ...

Machine learning is helping neuroscientists organize vast quantities of cells’ genetic data in the latest neurobiological cartography effort.

Live-action adaptations of animated series can be a double-edged sword; they often face scrutiny from fans who hold the original material dear. However, the adaptation of 'Cells at Work' has managed ...

New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest ...

The cochlea is the spiral-shaped structure within the inner ear responsible for our sense of hearing. To fully understand hearing functions and open the door to new hearing loss treatments, scientists ...

Scientists at Cedars-Sinai have uncovered an unexpected way the nervous system repairs itself after injury, one that involves support cells acting far from the original damage. Their findings reveal ...

Anxiety and insomnia have been shown to weaken the immune system and make us more prone to disease. Now, researchers found that this may be because experiencing symptoms of either can reduce the ...

Cells are the basic unit of life and come in many different sizes and shapes. In animals, cell size is exquisitely matched to cell function: the smallest cells (such as red blood cells and sperm) shed ...

One of the main changes is a loss of the innate immune system's naive T cells, the first line of defense against pathogens, and an increase in the adaptive immune system's memory T cells. This ...